Supplemental wheel for motor-cars.



M. D. STOGKING. SUPPLEMENTAL WHEEL POB. MOTOR GARS.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. a. 190s.

904,570; Patented Nov. 24, 1908 MILTON l). STOCKING, F LINDENWOOD, ILLINOIS.\

SUPPLEMENTAL WEET.. FOR MOTOR-GARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. L24, 190s.

Application tiled February 3, 1908. Serial No. 414,107.

To nl( 'whom 'it may concern.'

lle it. known .that l, Miixi'ox l). Sroenixu, a citizen of the l`iiited States, residing atliiiidenwood, in .the eount)l of )gle aud State of Illinois, have invented certain iiew and useful Iiuproveiueuts in Supplemental `l/Vhcels for Motor( `ars. of whieh the following is a sl'ieeilieat'ion.

'l`heoh]eet of this invention is to proride means for uniting aisulipleineiitul Vwheel to the main wheel of a inotor ear, and in pro-- hiring means for preventing the .lisplaeenient or loosening of the holding means.

The t'nrther ohjeet. ot this invention is to provide an adjustable bushing t0 be located around the huh of the inain wheel and over which the supplemental wheel is placed, 'in order to make. a elose fitting,l joint of'the supplementalwlieel therewith.

In theaccompanying drawings. Figure 1 is a fare representation ofthe siipiileniental wheel. Fig. i! is a transverse section of the supl'ileiiiental wheel in its courier-,tion with lthe iuaiu wheel. Fig. l is a perspertive View of the hashing' as seen froui its smaller end. Fig. -1- is a perspeetive view ol' ilie hashing as l"een l'roi'u its enlarged end. Fiery?) is a longitudinal section through the bushing. Fig. t3 is a sectional View of the reniovahle pai-king. Fig. 'i' is a view of one of the screw -threaded hooks for eoniieeting the wheels. t

The main wheel 1 is of the usual spoke -i-oustiia'tion and provided with the huh 'lhe supplemental wheel Il supports the tire Ll.aud has a central tapered opening bushing.: is adapted to he placed over the huh i) of the niaiu wheel and 'in this insinnecis in three equal metallic sections 6 eaeli lnii ing an nuttin-ned flange 7. .i ring B of yielding niatei'i:il,-ior instaure ruhlier or leather is uniti-d to the outturned llanges T ot' the metallic wetions hy the rivets E), as sho ii at `l*`igs. il and "1. 'lo the inner fac-e ot' the inetnllie sei-tions t' is secured at the smaller end thereof. 4a yielding packingr 1t). .for instance, rnhher or leather. To the iiiuer surface oi' each oF the parkings lt) is attached a yielding seation ll. The ends of the parking l0 nearest the ring 8, are`iiot. attaehed to the nietallie sert ions iii order that a tapered strip ft2 of yielding material iua'iY be placed het weeii them and the nietal-h lic .'seetioiisl (i as shown at l"i; r. 'lhe oliject in placing the strip l2 in ni-h position is to lill in around the huh of the main wheel, should the hub he of such outward conformation as to require it. `This busliing,r being located on and fitted t` the hub of `the uiain wheel, the ring H will est against 4the interface of the main wheel adjacent to the huh, and prevents the mari-ing ofthe. linsh of the main wheel.`

he supplemental wheel is placed over the hushiu,"r and owing to the tapered forni of the inet allie sections and the tapered forni of the inner face of the vcentral opening 5 of the supplemental wheel, the supplemental wheel will receive a close t; owing to thellexihility of the packing in its c onnection with the huh of the main wheel.

A number of hooks 13, each have a screwthreaded shank 14, the Shanks -heirig placed through' openings in the supplemental wheel. and'the fiat hooked ends placed in engagenientwith the spokes of the main wheel,4

whereupon cranks l5' each having,r an end iti with a screw-threaded opening are tiiined ou the projecting screw-threaded Shanks" 1 4 until thel supplemental wheel is hroughtinto close relation with the' main wheel 1.V as shown aty Fig. 2. A ring-17 hasl as many coiled springs 1S connected to it as there are cranks 15, and after the cranks are properlzv turned up, a spring 18 is connecte( to a erauk as shown at Fig. l. 'llie cranks will all radiate toward the center of' the supplemental wheel, and the springs 18 will prevent the cranks turning loose h v the. jar of the lsupplemental wheelover. the roads. rl`he object; of this supplemental wheel is to support that portio'ii of the loa'd carried h v the iuaiii wheel which has become disalileihaiid this is accomplished without reinm'ing the iiiaiii wheel.

l claim as my invention.

l. A supplemental wheel for motor ears adapted to have an engraefenieni with the .hub of one of the u'iain wheels ot' a ear and eonneeted to the inain wheel h v devine`I having serew-threaded Shanks. and :i rank for each shank and having an end with a serew threaded opening.

supplemental wheel for motor ears adapted to have an engagement with the huh of one of the inain wheels of a ear n nd connected to the inain wheel hy devices having serew-threaded Shanks, a eriink for each shank and having a screw-threatled eud. and means for tying the cranks together to prevent their iinturning.

3. A supplemental wheel for motor ears section `an adapted to have an engagement with the hub of one of the main wheels of a car, and connected to the main wheel by devices having screwthreaded Shanks, a crank for each shank and having a screw-threaded end, a ring, and a spring for each crank and having a connection with the rin 4. A supplemental wheel or motor cars having a central opening, a sectional bushing for the opening, and a ring connected to the sections. 4

5. A supplemental wheel for motor cars, having a central opening, a sectional bushing for theopening andv a ring of yielding f material connecting the sections.

6. A supplemental wheel for motor cars having a central opening, a sectional bushing for the opening, a ring connecting the sections and a packing for the inner face of each section.

7. A supplemental Wheel for motor cars having a central opening, a sectional bushing for the o ning, a ring connectin the sections, a c ing or the inner face o each connected to the outer end of the sections, the inner end of the packing being free, and a strip adapted to Abe lace around the free ends of the packings or the metallic sections.

8. A supplemental Wheel for motor cars metallic sections, and additional packing cured to the inner face of the packings of the sections.

9. A supplemental wheel for motor cars adapted to have an enga ement with the hub of one of the main weels Vof a car by hooks, the hooks having a fiat surface forengagement with the spokes of the Amain whec and cranks havin a screw-threaded connection with the shan s of the hooks.

10. A supplemental wheel for motorcarshaving a central o ening, a metallic sec-4 tional bue-hin for t e o ning, the sections provided wit a ilexb e lininl which is xedly connected to the metallic sectional bushing.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MILTON D. STOCKING. Witnesses:

A. O. BEHEL, E. D. E. N. BEHEL. 

